I’ve been asked quite a few times recently how I base my figures, so I guess it is time to write up a quick tutorial. Digging through my figure box, I found I had enough to make up a full blown ADLG Mongol army…all I needed to do was rebase some of the Light Horse…
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Recently Rediscovered Items of Terrain
Conrad Cairns Since the start of 2018 some of us have been dusting off (literally) and restoring pieces of DWG terrain which have been damaged over the years. While looking for such items, we discovered two fortifications which have not been used in living memory, but which are now ready for use (although a bit…
‘Saving Tommy Atkins’ or ‘Great War Terrain on a Budget’
(Dave Parker and Nigel Gould It all began in June 2011, at the end of another successful Durham Wargames Group Open Day. Nige, after having a year off from putting on a game at the show, was itching to have a go at another big project. It must have been post show euphoria but I…
An Introduction to Lard
(A totally biased rule review) Since Neil and I joined the club, in mid 2004, it can’t have escaped notice that we are big fans of rules by the quaintly named ‘Too Fat Lardies’. Now a year or so down the line there has been a recent upsurge of club members also expressing an interest…
What’s the point of Wargaming?
(Or how playing games helps little boys turn into bigger boys) Durham Wargames Group is very much at a high watermark at the moment. We’re winning awards for the activities of some members (Durham’s Chosen Men), and we are starting to expand out into the wider gaming community. With a newly constituted committee and some…
How to lose at DBM – Top Twenty Tips
This list has been developed after years of practice. I have tried them all and they have all worked for me. I hope that they can work for you too. They have been built up during the various versions of DBM but early play testing indicates that they still hold good for version 3.1. Most…